What is Sage X3 Procession?

Sage X3 Procession is a collection of modules to extend the capabilities of the Sage X3 ERP system for process manufacturing industries. Through integration, it addresses the distinct requirements and tailored support for businesses in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.   

Key features of Sage X3 Procession    

Procession users can develop and manage new formulas, generate SDS (Safety Data Sheets) and improve quality control procedures.

• Formulation and Pre-Sales: R&D (Research and Development) tools for new product development and the management of existing formulas, helping to manage your R&D process and enabling formulators to calculate key attributes. 

• Regulatory Control: Allows global and local regulations to be managed and reported for your chemical inventory. You can also author SDS and labels, report inventory levels, and provide easy access to safety information.  

• Quality Control: Builds upon the quality control functionality within Sage X3, with additional key features required by process manufacturers. For instance, the ability to track results from multiple samples and perform analysis.  

• Distribution Enhancements: Manage distribution and warehouse operations and increase efficiency. Track LTL/TL (Less Than Truckload / Truckload) shipments, supporting both hazardous and non-hazardous shipments.  

• Manufacturing Enhancements: Provides and streamlines production processes. So, you can handle improvements, track production runs, and manage inventory.   

• Nutraceutical Add-on: Offers a unique module for the nutraceutical industry. Supporting dietary supplement development and labeling.    

Who is Sage X3 Procession for?    

Process manufacturers and distributors in industries that include; chemical, food and beverage, nutraceutical and, pharmaceuticals, from mid-large size organisations. 

• Chemical Manufacturing: to help provide safety information to material handlers. Also help manage regulations, track and control hazardous materials, and automate compliance reporting. And ensure safety at every stage of the product's lifecycle.  

• Food and Beverage: providing precise formulation controls, quality checks, and batch management tools for traceability and compliance.   

• Nutraceuticals: enabling end-to-end traceability to ensure companies meet high compliance standards and can create large quality batches.   

• Pharmaceuticals: to bring products to market faster while maintaining safety, formulations, and quality, and simplify compliance documentation.     

Sage X3 Procession Integration:  

The module seamlessly integrates within Sage X3, and Procession does not need any other hardware or third-party applications.   

What are the customer success factors of the integration? Read the key highlights from Elé Corporation, case study: 

Industry: Elé Corporation, Process manufacturing - Chemicals

Challenge: The company wanted a single integrated solution that would allow them to efficiently manage each of these areas within their Sage X3 system.  

Solution: Sage X3 Procession was selected since it can add advanced functionality for process manufacturers.  

Results: Increased efficiencies by eliminating the need to manually enter bills of lading for hazardous materials. As well as being able to remove all the dependencies on external systems used for quality control and formulation. Read the full case study to learn more. 

Key benefits of Sage X3 Procession:   

• Key lab functionality: Centralised platform for batch and data management for product consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance throughout production and distribution.  

• Regulatory Compliance: using the regulatory control module provides the functionality to maintain, track, and report regulatory information (ie: potentially hazardous materials or controlled substances). Includes; finished goods, intermediates, raw materials, and cleaning supplies.  

• Formulation Management: advanced tools to help your business with research and development. Whether this is required for new formulas or enhanced quality checks to ensure food safety - Sage X3 Procession supports it all.  

• Quality Control Analysis: with end-to-end traceability, to meet strict compliance standards and manage high volumes of batches without quality compromise.  

• Track and control hazardous materials: automate compliance reporting and ensure safety at every stage of the product lifecycle. 
•  No more spreadsheets: Eliminates the need for outside documentation. Formulation, COA, BoL, and SDS can be created, stored, and printed within the system. 
• Boilerplate notes: can be added to formulas and BoMs, directly to work orders. These notes can be used as simple instructions, visual verifications, or elaborate check-off lists.  

Is Sage X3 Procession right for you?   

In summary, Sage X3 Procession offers a comprehensive suite of features and benefits that can help mid-sized to large process manufacturers achieve greater efficiency, quality control, and compliance over their operations. Fully integrated into Sage X3, without additional hardware or third-party application it will seamlessly run for fast productivity.   

To find out more information with real company case studies you can view the Sage X3 Procession brochure or visit our dedication page to learn more about how easy it is to use Procession.